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坊間流傳嘅橋段 / The claim

戲中陪審團由九人組成，並以八比一嘅大比數裁定罪成——陪審團唔係一定要全體一致咩？

The film's jury has nine members and convicts by an 8-to-1 majority — doesn't a jury have to reach a unanimous verdict?

事實應該係點 / What really happens

香港嘅陪審團制度同戲中大致相符。嚴重刑事案（謀殺、誤殺、強姦、持械行劫及部分毒品案等）由原訟法庭法官會同陪審團審理；陪審團一般由7人組成，法官亦可下令增至9人。裁決唔一定要一致：《陪審團條例》容許大比數裁決——7人陪審團最少5人同意、9人陪審團最少7人同意即可，所以戲中9人陪審團以8比1裁定罪成係有效嘅。陪審團退庭商議時冇其他人在場，只根據庭上聽取嘅證供裁斷事實，法官會就法律論點作清晰指引；商議內容必須絕對保密。若陪審團無法達成法定多數，法庭可解散陪審團，另選新一隊重審。

Hong Kong's jury system broadly matches the film. Serious offences — murder, manslaughter, rape, armed robbery and certain drug offences — are tried in the Court of First Instance by a judge sitting with a jury. A jury normally has seven members, and a judge may order nine. A verdict need not be unanimous: the Jury Ordinance allows majority verdicts — at least five of seven jurors, or seven of nine, must agree. So an eight-to-one conviction by a nine-member jury, as in the film, is valid. When the jury retires no one else is present; jurors decide the facts solely on the evidence heard in court, guided by the judge on points of law, and their deliberations are strictly confidential. If a jury cannot reach the required majority, the court may discharge it and empanel a new jury for a retrial.

劇中不準確之處 / Inaccuracies

• 陪審團人數與大比數裁決均與現實相符，並非虛構（9人陪審團最少7人同意即可罪成）。
• 但陪審員仍受限制：只可就庭上證供作事實裁斷並依從法官嘅法律指引，商議內容須絕對保密，不得自行調查或考慮庭外資料。

同媒介其他條目 / Other Film entries

• 毒舌大狀　A Guilty Conscience（2023）部分準確
• 葉問　Ip Man（2008）不準確
• 十月圍城　Bodyguards and Assassins（2009）不準確
• 樹大招風　Trivisa（2016）部分準確
• 竊聽風雲　Overheard（2009）不準確
• 古惑仔之人在江湖　Young and Dangerous（1996）部分準確

資料來源 / Sources

• 香港司法機構：陪審團 / Hong Kong Judiciary — Jury · 香港司法機構
• 律政司《香港的法律制度》（第五版） / Department of Justice — The Legal System in Hong Kong (5th edition) · 律政司

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